Hair waving apparatus



April 19 1932., NAPOLITAN 1,854,523

HAIR WAVING APPARATUS Filed March 50, 1931 ATTORNEY Patented Apr. 19,1932 elm meme Ernie-Arts Application filed March 30, 1931; Serial ito.sasvn My present invention relates generally to hair-waving apparatusand has particular reference to an improved mandrel device adapted toreceive a tuft of hair in spirally wound relationship.

It is a general object of my invention to provide a device of improvedcharacteristics, more especially, one which is of simplifiedconstruction and easy to operate; and provided with novel arrangementofparts and elements which increases the eiiic'iency with which a tuft ofhair may be manipulated.

A. more particular object of my invention is to provide device, incombination with a mandrel adapted one end to engage a tuft of hair nearits root, said device being designed to engage the free portion of thetuft in an improved manner for spiralling the same simply andexpeditiously around the mandrel.

in accordance with my invention, I provide a toothed tuft guide which isadapted slidably to engage the free portion of a tuft and to enable thetuft to be helically wound around the mandrel in a thoroughly combedcondition. The advantages of this arrangement will be more readilyunderstood when it is borne in mind that under ordinary con- T'" is thewinding of a tuft around a mandrel. usi ally necessitates tedious andskillful manipula ion accompanied by repeated procedures o combing toprevent the tuft from becoming tangled. r

v lefty, my invention resides in the provision of arrangement wherein aguide or collar is mounted for rotation and axial movement around andalong the mandrel, and wherein a combing sleeve or guide is carried bysuch collar for slidably engaging the tuft and laying the same in aspirally wound and thorougnly combed condition upon the mandrel as thecollar or guide is rotated and sniffed. I

particular feature of my invention lies in provi i g a combing sleeve orguide wherein the teeth or grooves are arranged in an oblique mannerwits respect to the axis of the mandrel so that the helical winding ofthe tuft is facilitated.

Another feature lies in providing the combing guide in the form of asleeve composed of a pair of superposable members constructed in such amanner as to be adjustable for purposes of engaging thinner or heaviertufts o f hair,

Anotl er feature of my invention lies in providing the combing guide insuch a form that auxiliary binding tapes or strips may be expeditiouslyinterwound with the tuft of hair, when desired R My present constructionalso permits a tuft of hair to be wound in either direction around ainandre1.-- M

I achieve the foregoing objects and advantages, and such other objectsand advantages as mayhereinafter appear or be pointed out; in the mannerillustratively' exemplified in the accompanying drawings, wherein Figure1 is a plan View ofmy improved hair-waving device showing the manner inwhich the device is used in connection with 'anjllustrative tuft of hairFigure 2 is a frontview of the device by itself taken-- substantially inthe direction 2 2 of Figure 1;

Figure 3' is a fragmentary cross-sectional view taken substantiallyalong the line 3-3 of igure 1;

Figure 4; isja cross-sectional view taken substantially along the lineof Figure 1;

Figure 5 is aview similar to the midportion of FigureZ, showing thecombing sleeve in open condition; V

Figure 6 is a cross-sectional view taken substantially along the line 6-6 of: Figure 1 Figure 6A isanend view of Figure 6 taken from the left;

Figure 7 is across-sectional vie if taken substantially along the line 77 of Figure 1;

Fig "e 8 is e modified type of mandrel with u ih my nterest may. be;used.-

nd'rell have illustrated inFi ures 17 con f'sts essentially a rod 10 ofsuitable material a d "r eferably of substantially tio this rod 16 *ingprovided at ofieend wlth neat-s f9 engaging a tuft of hair 11 near itseet. This-tuft may, for eiiample emanate from a human head 12 in themanner diagrammatically shown in Figure 1.

Although my invention is not restricted to any specific type oftuft-engaging means, I have illustratively shown an arrangement whereinthe end of the member 10 is enlarged to form a disc 13, the latter beingprovided with a hook-shaped slot 14, this slot extending from theperiphery of the disc 13 toward the center thereof and then in anannular direction concentric with respect to the rod 10. The disc 13 isrotatably mounted with respect to a disc 15 which is preferably of feltor similar heat-insulating material. The disc 15 is provided with asimilar hook-shaped slot 16 which is more fully illustrated in Figure6A, and the annular portion of which extends in the opposite directionfrom the annular portion of the slot 14. The relative rotatability ofthe disc 13 may be provided for by securing a ring-shaped bearing 17 tothe disc 15, as, for example, by claws 18, the bearing 17 being providedwith the tabs 19 which engage loosely around the disc 13.

When a tuft of hair is to be engaged, the discs 13 and 15 are rotated sothat the open ends of their respective slots register with each other,the tuft being then inserted into these slots. The disc 13 is thenrotated with respect to the disc 15, as a result of which the tuft isultimately engaged in the inner ends 20 of tne slots ll and 16, theseinner ends being the only portions of the slots which re main inregistry.

Any other suitable or desirable means may be provided for engaging atuft of hair in a similar manner; and in Figure 8, for example, I haveshown a simplified and conventional type of mandrel 21 which is providedwith the forked end 22 adapted to engage a tuft of hair simply byfrictionally engaging the latter between the forks. The construction ofFigures 1-7 is preferred, however, because the tuft, when engaged, liessubstantially along the line parallel to the axis of the mandrel andfacilitates the further engagement and winding of the free portionthereof.

In accordance with my invention, a collar 23 is mounted upon the mandrel10 in a manner which permits the same to be rotated, moved in an axialdirection, and clamped, if desired. This collar is preferably providedwith a bore 24 having a crosssectional configuration substantially asshown in Figure 7', whereby a clamping screw 25 adjusts the position ofa spring 26 or the like which bears against the mandrel 10. Bytightening the screw 25, the collar 23 may be clamped to the mandrel;and by loosening it the collar may be rotated and axially shifted.

Carried by this collar, as, for example, upon an arm 27formed integrallytherew'th, is a combing guide or sleeve which is arranged alongside ofthe mandrel 10 and between the collar 23 and the tuft-engaging end ofthe mandrel. This sleeve may be constructed in any desired or suitablemanner, and 1 prefer to provide two hinged aws 28 and 29, each in theform of an oblique parallelogram. More particularly, it is to be notedthat the longitudinal axis, and the longitudinal edges of the upper jaw29, are substantially paral lcl to the axis of the mandrel 10, while thetransverse axis and the transverse'side edges of the jaw are arrangedalong parallel lines forming an oblique or acute angle with respect tothe axis of the mandrel 10. The showing of Figure 1, although in somerespects resembling a perspective view, is true plan view and theobliquity referred to is clearly shown in this figure.

The jaws are pivoted, as at 30, and a spring 31 is preferably providedwhich normally tends to hold the jaws apart in the manner shown inFigure 5. A spring clamp 32 may be secured to the bottom wall of thebottom jaw 28 to engage over the free edge of the upper aw to hold theaws in closed or superposed relationship, as shown in Figures 1%.

Carried by the upper jaw 29, and, more especially, on its inner surface,is a combing member 33 provided with the teeth or gro ves 34, thesegrooves being arranged along parallel lines which are substantiallyparallel to the side edges of the jaw 29, i. e., along lines forming anacute angle with the axis of he mandrel 10. The grooved face of themember 33 is adapted to cooperate with tl e inner or upper face of thelower jaw 28 to slidably engage the tuft of hair in sandwichedrelationship, as shown most clearly in Figure 3 and 4.

T he lower aw 28 and the member 33 may be said to constitute a pair ofsuperposable members adapted slidably to engage the of hair betweenthem. To permit these members, which together form a combing guide orsleeve, to be adjusted for purposes of engaging thinner or heavier tuftsof hair the member 33 is adjustably mounted with respect to the jaw 29,as shown most c in Figures 3 and 5. An adjustment 35 is mounted in thetop wall of the jaw 29 and is secured at its inner end to a springmember 36 having its spaced enc s secured to the member 33. A pair ofguide pins 3? may be carried by the member 33 and. extend upwardlythrough guide openings in the jaw 29, so that by manipulation of thescrew the member 33 may be adjusted in an accurate manner toward or awayfrom the j aw 29,

In accordance with my invention, 1 also provide a guard plate extension38 upon the lower jaw 28, this plate extending the mandrel 10 in anarcuate mann .r, shown in Figures l and 6, and terminating adjacent tothe mandrel 10 in substantially tangent relationship thereto. For apurpose presently to be described, a slot or opening 39 is provided inthe plate 38 adjacent to the jaw .28, and a similar slot or opening 40is provided in the upper j aw 29. When the device is used, a tuft isengaged near its root, as illustrated in Figure 1 and where the tuft isto be wound in aclockwisedirection around the mandrel 10, it is threadedthrough my device in the manner illustrated, passing around the mandrelIt) and between the lat te-r'andthe guard plate 38,-and thence throughthe combining sleeve assh-ow-n in Figure 4. For purposes of threadingthe tuft into this engaged relationship, the aws may lee-opened as shownin Figure 5 and thereafter closed and secured in closed relationship bymeans of the spring 32.

WVhen thus engaged, the collar 23 is helically rotated in a clockwisedirection around the mandrel 10in the manner illustrated in Figure 1, asa result of which the tuft is spirally or helically wound around themandrel 10 in a thoroughly combedcondition, its slidable passage throughthe combing sleeve automatically causing the same to be combed andpreventing the same from becomin tangled. The pitch of the helix may becontrolled at will, as will be readily understood.

Although it is not essential, it is preferable to interwind thetuft,-especial-ly near its end, with a separate binding member or stripwhich will serve to hold the tuft in wound condition upon the mandreland permit the collar 23'to beentirely removed from the mandrel. Onemanner in which this may be accomplished is illustrated. in Figure 4,wherein I have shown a binding strip l1, preferably a woven fabric ornetting with which reinforcing wires have been associated. Preferably,the strip 4-1 is provided with a pair of reinfor ing wires extendinglongitudinally thereof and arranged adjacent to its oppositelongitudinal edges. This strip is fed through the opening 40 into therelationship of Figure l, and is interwound with the-tuft ontothemandrel '10. The end of the tuft is shown in Figure 4: at 42, and theend of the strip 41 is shown at l3; and it will be obvious that duringth interwinding which takes place, the binding member 41 will ultimatelyenvelop or enclose the end 42 of the tuft completely. Accordin ly, whenthe collar 23 is removed from the mandrel 10, the tuft will be held inwound condition by means of the binding member ll which is interwoundwith the free end portion of the 'tuft and -com pletely encircles thelatter. Thereafter, the wound hair may be treated in any desired manner,as, for example, by heating the same by any suitable means.

If it is desired to wind the tuft in a counterclockwise direction, it ismerelynecessary to thread the same in the opposite direction between themandrel lOand the guard plate 38, and then to lay'the same intosandwiched relationship between the members of the combing sleeve. Abinding member, under such c1rcumstances, may be mterwound with the endportion of the tuft by feeding it.

through the opening 39 instead of through the opening 40.

Obviously, the various parts herein illustrated and the details ofconstructionmay be varied in a number of ways to suit differingrequirements. It will be obvious that changes in the details hereindescribed and illustrated for the purpose of explaining the nature of myintention may be made by those skilled in the art without departing fromthe spirit and scope of the invention as expressed in the appendedclaims. t is therefore intended that these details be interpreted asillustrative, and not in a limiting sense.

Having thus described my invention and illustrated its use, what I claimas new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is l. In a hair-wavingdevice, a mandrel provided with'means at one end for engaging a tuft ofhair near its root, a collar loosely mounted for rotational and axialmovement upon said mandrel, anda combing guide carried by said collarand adapted to slidably engage the free portion of the'tu-ft, said guidecomprising a pair of superposed members adapted to receive said tuftbetween them, one of said members being integral with said collar andthe other hingedly connected thereto and at least one ofsaid membersbeing provided with combing grooves engaging said tuft.

2. In a hair-waving device, amandrel =provided with means at one end forengaging a tu ft of hair near its root, a collar loosely mounted forrotational and axial movement upon said mandrel, and-a combing guidecarried by said collar andadapted to slidab'ly engage the free portionof the tuft without effecting the engagement of the mandrel by saidcollar, said guide comprising a pair of superposed members adapted toreceive said tuft between them, at least one of said members beingprovided with combing grooves engaging said tuft, and meansfor-adjusting said members toward and away from each other toaccommodate thinner and heavier tufts, respectively.

3. In a hair-waving'device, a mandrel provided with means at one end forengaging a tuft of hair near its root, a collar loosely mounted forrotational and axial movement in superposed spacedrelationship,andmeansE for adjusting said members to vary the spacing between them.

4. In a hair-waving device, a mandrel provided with means at one end forengaging a tuft of hair near its root, a collar loosely mounted forrotational and movement upon said mandrel, and a combing guide carriedby said collar and adapted to slidably engage the free portion of thetuft, said guide comprising a pair of superposed members adapted toreceive said tuft between them, at least one of said members beingprovided with combing grooves disposed in a plane that is spaced fromsaid mandrel and engaging said tuft; said grooves being substantiallyparallel to a plane which forms an acute angle with the axis of themandrel.

5. In a hair-waving device, a mandrel provided with means at one end forengaging a tuft of hair near its root, a collar loosely mounted forrotational and axial movement upon said mandrel to permit helicalmovement thereof away from said tuft-engaging end of the mandrel, and acombing guide carried by said collar and extending therefrom intoposition alongside of the mandrel between said tuft-engaging end andsaid collar; said guide comprising a pair of spaced superposed membersadapted to engage said tuft in threaded relationship therebetween.

('3. In a hair-waving device, a mandrel provided with means at one endfor engaging a tuft of hair near its root, a collar loosely mounted forrotational and axial movement upon said mandrel to permit helicalmovement thereof away from said tuft-engaging end of the mandrel, and acombing guide carried by said collar and extending therefrom intoposition alongside of the mandrel be-- tween said tuft-engaging end andsaid collar; said guide comprising a pair of spaced superposed membersadapted to engage said tuft. in threaded relationship therebetween; oneof said members being provided with combing grooves ar'anged at anoblique angularity to the axis of the mandrel.

7. In a hair-waving device, a mandrel pro vided with means at one endfor engaging a tuft of hair near its root, a collar loosely mounted forrotational and axial movement upon said mandrel to permit helicalmovement thereof away from said tuft-engaging end of the mandrel, and acombing guide carried by said collar and extending therefrom intoposition alongside of the mandrel be tween said tuft-engaging end saidcollar; said guide comprising a pair of spaced superposed membersadapted to engage said tuft in threaded relationship therebetween; oneof said members being integral 1 *ith said collar and having aguard-plate extension extending toward the mandrel into a substantiallytangent relationship thereto and the other of said members being hingedto said first mentioned member.

8. In a hair-waving device, a mandrel provided with means at one end forengaging a tuft of hair near its root, a collar loosely mounted forrotational and axial movement upon said mandrel to permit helicalmovement thereof away from said tuft-engaging end of the mandrel, and acombing guide carried by said collar and extending therefrom intoposition alongside of the mandrel between said tuft-engaging end andsaid collar; said guide comprising a jaw member integral with saidcollar and extending parallel to but spaced apart from said mandrel anda second jaw member hinged to said integral jaw member, means foropening and closing said jaw members, and a grooved combing membercarried by the hinged jaw member and adapted to cooperate with the otherjaw member to engage said tuft.

9. In a hair-waving device, a mandrel provided with means at one end forengaging a tuft of hair near its root, a collar loosely mounted forrotational and axial movement upon said mandrel to permit helical movement thereof away from said tuft-engaging end of the mandrel, and acombing guide carried by said collar and extending therefrom intoposition alongside of the mandrel between said tuft-engaging end andsaid collari said guide comprising a jaw member integral with saidcollar and extending parallel to but spaced apart from said mandrel anda second j aw member hinged to said integral jaw member, means foropening and closing said jaw members, a grooved combing member carriedby the inner face of the hinged jaw member for cooperation with theinner face of the other jaw member to engage said tuft, and means foradjusting said combing member toward and away from the jaw member whichcarries it.

10. In a hair-waving device, a mandrel provided with means at one endfor engaging a tuft of hair near its root, a collar loosely mounted forrotational and axial movement upon said mandrel to permit helicalmovement thereof away from said tuft-engaging end of the mandrel, and acombing guide carried by said collar and extending therefrom intoposition alongside of the mandrel beween said tuft-engaging end and saidcollar; said guide comprising a aw member integral with said collar andextending parallel to but spaced apart from said mandrel and a secondjaw member hinged to said integral jaw member, means for opening andclosing said jaw members, and a grooved combing member carried by saidhinged jaw member and adapted to cooperate with the other jaw member toengage said tuft; each of said jaw members being provided with a slotadjacent to the mandrel and adapted to receive therethrough a bindingmember to be interwound with the tuft on said mandrel.

LEWIS NAPQLITAN.

